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Subalpine and Alpine Grassland
The high altitudes of the mountains of Central Europe are characterised by extreme site conditions. This poses particular challenges for the...
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Optimal distance to escape terrain of bharal in presence of livestock in Greater Himalayan alpine rangelands
Escape terrain is an integral component in species ecology for survival and predation avoidance, alongside other factors. For mountain ungulates,...
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Agro-climatic profiles of summer mountain pastures in the French Alps: towards a monitoring tool to contribute to climate risk assessment
Summer mountain pastures (also called alpages ) are a central element for many agro-pastoral livestock systems in the alpine region, by providing the...
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Grazing by Tibetan Sheep Enhances Soil Bacterial and Fungal Diversity in Cold Season Pastures of Alpine Meadows on the Northern Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau
Grazing management methods are of great significance to the health of alpine meadow soil in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and the sustainable use of...
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Mountain pastures increase the resilience of livestock farming to extreme events in the Ariège department, France
Mountain pastures are embedded in highly sensitive mountain ecosystems and provide forage for livestock during summer. In years when forage in the...
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Alpine Ibex Capra ibex Linnaeus, 1758
This comprehensive species‑specific chapter covers all aspects of the biology of Alpine ibex Capra ibex, including paleontology, physiology,...
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Fine-scale classification and map** of subalpine-alpine vegetation and their environmental correlates in the Himalayan global biodiversity hotspot
Subalpine-alpine vegetation of Himalayan global biodiversity hotspot forms the highest and unique ecosystem of the world. These ecosystems inhabit...
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Effects of Alpine Grassland Degradation on Soil Microbial Communities in Qilian Mountains of China
Soil microbial community composition is sensitive to environmental changes and can be used as a predictor of grassland degradation. However, the...
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Precipitation and local adaptation drive spatiotemporal variations of aboveground biomass and species richness in Tibetan alpine grasslands
The Tibetan Plateau contains the highest and largest alpine pasture in the world, which is adapted to the cold and arid climate. It is challenging...
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Compositional change in vascular plant diversity in the alpine mountainous region of Indian north-western Himalaya indicate effects of warming
Although alpine regions of the Himalaya are characterized by low-temperature and short-growing periods, yet these harbour a high richness of plant...
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Diversified chemical profiles of cuticular wax on alpine meadow plants of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Main conclusionThe alpine meadow plants showed great intra- and inter-genera variations of chemical profiles of cuticular waxes.
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Grasses mixture-planting rather than fertilization depresses soil microbial diversity in an alpine artificial grassland
PurposeThere is an increasing need to establish artificial grasslands for managing sustainable pastures under global environmental change. Many...
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Alpine soils
Alpine plants acquire water and nutrients from substrates which differ in many respects from those common at lower elevations. Over very short...
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Simulated Yak and Tibetan Sheep Urine Deposition Fleetingly Promoted N2O, CO2 and CH4 Emissions in an Alpine Steppe of Northern **zang Plateau
The urine of yaks ( Bos grunniens ) and Tibetan sheep ( Pantholops hodgsoni ) represents a vital source of nutrients in the alpine grasslands on the...
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The alpine life zone
What does ‘alpine’ mean? One common explanation is that the term is of Latin origin and means ‘white’ or ‘snow-covered’ (from ‘albus’ = white, with...
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Long-Term Grazing Exclusion Increases Ecosystem Carbon Stock but Decreases Nitrogen Stock in the Karst Alpine Grassland of China
Grazing management practices are a major factor regulating nutrient cycling and plant growth in grasslands. However, the response of long-term...
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The contribution of landscape features, climate and topography in sha** taxonomical and functional diversity of avian communities in a heterogeneous Alpine region
Understanding the effects of landscape composition and configuration, climate, and topography on bird diversity is necessary to identify distribution...
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Population dynamics of an alpine grasshopper (Orthoptera) community over 30 years and the effects of climate warming and grazing
AbstractLong-term studies on the population dynamics of grasshoppers are rare, and are even missing completely for the alpine regions of Central...
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Changes in the Nardus grasslands in the (Sub)Alpine Zone of Western Carpathians over the last decades
Nardus stricta dominated grassland is a specific habitat occurring on the nutrient-poor soils. Its large areas were formed as a result of livestock...
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The enduring effects of sowing legume-rich mixtures on the soil microbial community and soil carbon in semi-arid wood pastures
AimsAgroforestry systems and legume sowing have been reported as efficient in terms of soil function, gaining momentum as environmentally sustainable...
